Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ain and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ain

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Ain:
  • 34.208431, -92.337652
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Ain

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
  • Since Ain is near Dallas County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Ain

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ain ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Bruce ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bruce is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
• Clear Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Clear Lake is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
• Cross Roads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cross Roads is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Deer Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Deer Creek is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
• Double Wells
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Double Wells is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Wells
• Ebb
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ebb is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
• Grapevine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Grapevine is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
• Lees Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lees Ferry is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ferry
• Saline River ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saline River is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline River
• Slabtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Slabtown is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown

How Far From Ain to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ain to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ain and extending to:

• Sheridan, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Ain to Little Rock, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 906 miles [1,458.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,740 miles [10,847 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,467 miles [12,017 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,343 miles [8,598.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'